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Talking Tactics with Coach Gough
by CST Media, LLC
With over 20 years of coaching experience, Brad Gough a.k.a. "Coach" is joined by former Arsenal Football Club and FCC player Justin Hoyte to take a deep dive into all things FC Cincinnati. From tactics and formations to the locker room, they've got you covered. They'll review the FC Cincinnati matches, interview other coaches, players, and soccer personalities, review a new beer each week, and of course, answer your questions in The Mailbag. Produced by CST Media.
Episodes
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2025 Season Predictions
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough is joined by Justin Hoyte, for what just might be the final time, to make predictions for FC Cincinnati's 2025 season. Will Yuya Kubo start more than 50% of available matches? Who will be the team's MVP? The guys also talk about Justin's new role as...
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Recapping 2024: Player Awards, Season Superlatives, and More
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte recap FC Cincinnati's 2024 season. Was it a roaring success or a terrible disappointment? The guys also give out their season awards, talk about broader trends on the team, and much more! Follow Coach On Twitter @FCCincyTacTalk On...
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FC Cincinnati Strike Out in New York
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 3-1 loss to New York City Football Club in the 2nd game of the 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs. What changed between games 1 and 2 to make the match seem so much more depressing? How much did playing on a baseball…
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FC Cincinnati Unleash 22 Shots in Win Over NYCFC
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 1-0 win over New York City Football Club. Was it a good thing that FCC generated 22 shots? Or a bad thing that so many of them were not on target? Was their defense stellar on the night or was NYC just...
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Own Goal Scores Game-Winner for FC Cincinnati
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union. Did they dominate the match, or were they lucky to get the win through an own goal? The guys also talk about Teenage Hadebe's performance, ask whether this offensive…
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Fixing FC Cincinnati for the Playoffs
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte spend a few minutes breaking down FC Cincinnati's 3-1 loss to Orlando City before turning their sights to the playoffs. What are the biggest issues with this team, and are they fixable? Is there reason to hope for a deep playoff run?...
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Poor Weather, Poor First Half, and Poor Fans Who had to Watch It
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough goes solo to break down FC Cincinnati's drab 2-1 loss at home to Los Angeles Football Club. Why was FCC so bad in the first half? Which players underperformed most? What changed in the second half to make the performance better? Coach also goes in…
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Stale Offense Brings Stalemate in the Music City
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 2-2 draw with Nashville SC. Why couldn't FCC deal with Nashville's long balls? Were they better in the 2nd half or did Nashville just slow down? The guys also ask what FC Cincinnati's attack was supposed to...
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Good or Lucky? FCC Hold Crew off With Makeshift Defense
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 0-0 draw with Columbus Crew in the Hell is Real Derby. Was the makeshift defense good, or just lucky? Why couldn't FCC get their offense going? The guys also talk Niko Gioacchini, how Crew deferred to FCC…
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FC Cincinnati Score Four in CF Montreal Beatdown
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 4-1 win over CF Montreal. Were they that good, even without Lucho? Or is Montreal just that bad? Also, how good was Kevin Kelsy? The guys also break down every goal, talk about who to start against Columbus…
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Six Minutes Sink FCC's Supporter's Shield Hopes
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's dismal 2-0 loss on the road to Inter Miami CF. What happened in those first six minutes? And, why does FCC seem to start slow a lot lately? The guys also ask how FCC does, and how they should, play when up a...
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What's Luck Got to Do With It? FCC Lose 3 in a Row.
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's third loss on the trot, a 3-1 beat down at the hands of the New York Red Bulls. Can these bad results be marked down to inexperience, bad luck, or just bad play? Or, is this team just not as good as we…
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Coach Unedited: FCC's Got 99 Problems, so Solve Them
Highlights from this week's show. In this uncut and unedited version of Talking Tactics, Coach Gough rails on the myriad of problems that FC Cincinnati displayed in their 3-1 loss at home to Charlotte FC. What was the deal with the midfield? Was the defense bad, or did they just have bad luck?...
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FC Cincinnati's 3-4-2-1 = 6 Against Miami
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 6-1 win over Inter Miami CF. Was this performance down to the formation? The personnel? The opponent? The guys also talk about Obinna Nwobodo's dominance, the FCC press, and much more! Follow Coach On…
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FC Cincinnati Do Just Enough in Dallas
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 1-0 win over FC Dallas. How did they earn the clean sheet? Was the defense actually good? The guys also talk about why the offense stalled out a bit, Orellano's prevalance, and much more! Follow Coach On...
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A Leaderless Back Line Sinks FC Cincinnati
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 2-0 home loss to the New England Revolution. Did New England do anything special to limit the FCC attack? Was the poor performance down to tired legs, players playing out of position or something else? The...
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Who Needs Tactics When You Have Yuya Kubo?
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough breaks down FC Cincinnati's 4-2 win over the San Jose Earthquakes. Why was San Jose able to find so much joy in transition? How did the game change in the 2nd half to allow FCC to win? Coach also talks about what should be done with no Miles Robinson…
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Total Football Comes to Cincinnati
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's wild 4-3 away win over Toronto FC. Was playing inverted wingbacks a tactical master stroke from Pat Noonan? Was Luca Orellano as bad defensively as he was good offensively? The guys also talk about the new...
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Dado Valenzuela (and Hell) is Real
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 2-1 Hell is Real Derby victory over the Columbus Crew. How did FC Cincinnati shut down the vaunted Crew midfield? What was different that allowed their offense to click into gear? The guys also talk about…
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Worst Performance Ever Or a Win is a Win?
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 1-0 road win over the Lions of Orlando City. How did the teams look when they were even strength. What about after FCC was up a man? The guys also talk about what, if anything, Pat Noonan could have done to...
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Baird, Bucha, and New Mode of Ball Progression
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 2-1 home win over the Colorado Rapids. What was the new wrinkle that FCC used to progress the ball? What did the midfield do differently to finally dominate a match? The guys also talk about Corey Baird…
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Yedlin Runs Rampant, Bucha Thrives, and Lucho is Lucho Again
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 2-1 comeback victory on the road over Atlanta United. What made the wingbacks so much more effective in this match? What were the tactical changes that allowed FCC to have more success offensively while not...
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Better Movement, Patterns of Play, and other Fixes for FC Cincinnati
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 2-1 loss on the road to CF Montreal. Why was this another match in which FC Cincinnati got overrun in the midfield? Would a formation change help? The guys also talk about how patterns of play could help…
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Midfield Woes, Transition Turnovers, and What Can't Yuya Kubo Do
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 2-1 loss at home to the New York Red Bulls. What went wrong with the FCC midfield? How can this offense be fixed? The guys also talk about the wonders of Yuya Kubo, Lucho Acosta's set pieces, and much more!...
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Are FC Cincinnati's Strikers Broken?
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 1-0 win over the New York City Football Club. Was the FCC defense that good, or did NYCFC just not challenge them? The guys also do a deep dive on Aaron Boupendza and Corey Baird, ask what, if anything, are...
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A Completely (not that) New FCC Formation
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 2-1 win over Caleb Porter's New England Revolution. How did Pat Noonan change the formation, and is this the way to finally get the best out of Corey Baird? The guys also ask if there is a real problem...
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Why Can't FC Cincinnati Score Goals?
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 0-0 draw with DC United. Why does FC Cincinnati seem to stall out in attack? Are they making too many passes in and around the box? The guys also ask whether it's time to move on from one of the starting...
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The Tactics of Wingbacks
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's 2-1 away win over the Chicago Fire. What was FCC's new tactical wrinkle in possession? What, if anything, did they do differently on set pieces to generate so many chances? The guys also welcome Kris Duran...
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FC Cincinnati's Ball Progression Problems
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's home opener, a 0-0 draw with Toronto FC. They discuss the performance of FCC's two new wingbacks and why the team struggled so much to progress the ball in the first half. The guys also ask whether or not…
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2024 Preseason Prediction Special
Highlights from this week's show. Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte make their preseason predictions. They predict lineups, talk about the strengths and weaknesses at each position, and who they think will win awards at the end of the season. The guys also ask what a 3-4-3 fluid diamond formation…
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Justin Hoyte Gets No Preseason
Highlights from this week's show. Talking Tactics is back for 2024! Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte talk about the 2024 preseason. What should we be taking from these results and lineups? How are new players integrated into the team? The guys also talk about what it is like to watch former players...
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2023 Season Awards and Much More
Highlights from this week's show. This week, Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte end 2023 on a high note. They give out end-of-season awards and answer listener questions like whether or not Pat Noonan will change formations for 2024. The guys also play buy-or-sell, talk about which of Justin's former...
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It's the Hope that Kills You
Highlights from this week's show. This week, Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte talk about FC Cincinnati's heartbreaking defeat in the Eastern Conference Final. Did a lack of depth kill the team? What changes did Pat Noonan get wrong that could have made the difference? The guys also ask whether or not...
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Reserves Rise to the Occasion for FCC
Highlights from this week's show. This week, Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte talk about FC Cincinnati advancing to the Eastern Conference final with a 1-0 win over the Union of Philadelphia. How did the back line limit the Union's attacking threats? How good were Ray Gaddis and Alvas Powell? The…
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Episode 353 - We Want Some December Fußball
Highlights from this week's show. Thanksgiving is nearly upon us! FC Cincinnati hosts family of-a-kind this weekend in TQL Stadium. Will the Eastern Conference semi-final be a repeat of 2022, or can a short-handed FCC beat their older "relative" and advance for some December fußball!Lets us know...
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Who Replaces Matt Miazga?
Highlights from this week's show. This week, Coach Gough is joined by Bryan Weigel as they record a special episode of Talking Tactics LIVE. How will the long break affect FC Cincinnati and the Philadelphia Union? Which team will be hurt more by injuries and suspensions? The guys also ask the...
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FC Cincinnati Advance - but at what cost?
Highlights from this week's show. This week, Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte break down FC Cincinnati's penalty shootout win over the New York Red Bulls. Should the Red Bulls have received a red card or two? What tactical difference did Boupendza entering the match make? The guys also talk about…
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The Walkthrough: FC Cincinnati at Red Bull New York
Highlights from this week's show. Listen in as Coach and Nate talk about what they saw as the key tactical matchups in the first game of the playoffs between these two clubs and what they expect for the next. Coach and Nate talk about the key battles on the outside, whether or not Boupendza…
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Backups Shine as FCC Down Red Bulls
Highlights from this week's show. This week, Coach Gough breaks down how Pat Noonan tweaked his tactics to take care of New York Red Bulls in game one of the first round of the MLS Playoffs. How was Gaddis utilized in the first half to limit Luquinhas? Why was John Tolkin so ineffective? Coach…
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Slumped to the Finish, Or Primed for the Start?
Highlights from this week's show. This week Coach Gough goes deep on FC Cincinnati's 2-2 regular season finale against Atlanta United. Which players were most disappointing in the draw, and why? Does this team struggle against bunkered defenses? Coach also looks at whether Yerson Mosquera is…
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International Break Mailbag Special
Highlights from this week's show. What is FC Cincinnati's defined "style of play?" Will Yuya Kubo be back with this team in 2024? This week Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte review their preseason predictions, play a round of buy-or-sell, and get to a host of listener questions in the mailbag. Follow...
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FC Cincinnati's Three Amigos, or the Trio of Tension?
Highlights from this week's show. This week Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte talk about FC Cincinnati eliminating Lionel Messi from the playoffs with a 1-0 road win over Inter Miami CF. What value does Sergio Santos add to this team? How did Aaron Boupendza's introduction change the match? The guys...
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How Careful is Too Careful for FC Cincinnati?
Highlights from this week's show. This week Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte talk about FC Cincinnati's 3-2 win over Toronto FC before turning our attention to their 2-1 loss at home to New York Red Bull. Did Pat Noonan get his rotation all wrong? The guys also ask whether a back three of Mosquera,...
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Lucho Golazo, Lucho Golazo, Lucho Golazoooooo
Highlights from this week's show. This week Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte talk about FC Cincinnati's drab 1-1 draw at CF Montreal before turning their attention to Lucho Acosta's commanding performance in FCC's 3-0 home win over Charlotte FC. How good was Lucho, why was he so good, and how does…
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The Walkthrough: FC Cincinnati at Toronto FC
Highlights from this week's show. Listen in as Coach and Nate talk about what the key tactical battles will be for FC Cincinnati as they attempt to clinch the Supporter's Shield away at Toronto FC. Coach and Nate talk openly about keys to the match, what kind of offensive output to expect from…
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The Walkthrough: FC Cincinnati vs. Charlotte FC
Highlights from this week's show. Listen in as Coach and Nate talk about what the key tactical battles will be for FC Cincinnati as they look to take one step closer to locking up the MLS Supporter's Shield vs. Charlotte FC. Coach and Nate talk openly about keys to the match, what players for...
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Boupendza has Arrived
Highlights from this week's show. This week Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte talk about FC Cincinnati's incredible comeback against the Philadelphia Union. Did Pat Noonan change tactics, or just personnel? The guys also talk in depth about Yuya Kubo and Aaron Boupendza, and get to your questions in…
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The Walkthrough: FC Cincinnati at Philadelphia Union
Highlights from this week's show. Listen in as Coach and Nate talk about what the key tactical battles will be for FC Cincinnati as they head to the Keystone state in an attempt to overthrow the Union of Philadelphia. Coach and Nate talk openly about keys to the match, why we might be in for an...
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Supporter's Shield or MLS Cup? Why Choose?
Highlights from this week's show. This week Coach Gough and Justin Hoyte look forward to the rest of the season and talk about what they hope and expect to see from FC Cincinnati. The guys also open by talking a bit about FCC's win at Atlanta and loss at home to Orlando, and get to your questions...
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The Walkthrough: FC Cincinnati vs. Orlando City
Highlights from this week's show. Listen in as Coach is joined by special guest Geoff Tebbets to talk about what the key tactical battles will be for FC Cincinnati as they welcome the Eastern Conference's best road team, Orlando City, into TQL Stadium. Coach and Geoff talk openly about keys to…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
With over 20 years of coaching experience, Brad Gough a.k.a. "Coach" is joined by former Arsenal Football Club and FCC player Justin Hoyte to take a deep dive into all things FC Cincinnati. From tactics and formations to the locker room, they've got you covered. They'll review the FC Cincinnati matches, interview other coaches, players, and soccer personalities, review a new beer each week, and of course, answer your questions in The Mailbag. Produced by CST Media.
HOSTED BY
CST Media, LLC
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